Why The Golden Gate Bridge Is An Engineering Marvel

The Most Beautiful Bridge In America

This bridge is more than a way to get to work every day, it is an engineering marvel. The bridge spans over the three mile long straight that is in between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. US Route 101 runs through the bridge and continues up the Pacific coast.

Specifications:

Location: San Francisco, California

Designer: Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis

Material: Steel

Span: 4200 feet

Date Completed: 1937

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